Pune: Armed robbery at jewellery shop, 2 arrested within 24 hours

In his speech, Ajit Pawar had even praised the new building of Chandan Nagar police station. He said that the new police station building was constructed so well that people should go there at least once to see it.

However, within a few minutes, three persons robbed Ashapura Jewellers at Sainath Nagar in Wadgaonsheri, located in the jurisdiction of Chandan Nagar police station.

After receiving information about the incident, a police team went to the spot to investigate. Police said three men carrying sharp weapons entered the jewellery shop around 1 pm. They threatened the shop owner and his brother. The shop owner threw a stool at the robbers while trying to resist them. But the robbers looted three grams of gold ornaments worth Rs 30,000 and escaped from the spot on a two wheeler.

The shop owner lodged the first information report (FIR) in this case at the Chandan Nagar police station under sections 309(2)(4), 311, 333, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Crime branch team launched a parallel investigation in the case. Cops checked videos captured by CCTV cameras around the crime scene and other locations. Based on clues obtained during the probe, a crime branch team identified the robbers. Acting on a tip-off, a crime branch team laid a trap near Bilal Masjid in Indira Nagar, Gultekdi area and nabbed two robbers at the spot on Saturday.

Police identified the accused persons as Sunny Raju Khandekar (24) and Anil Parshuram Visare (26), both residents of Indira Nagar in Gultekdi. A press release issued by the police stated that the accused admitted to their involvement in the robbery. They were handed over to Chandan Nagar Police Station for further investigation, police said.